A comparison of osmoregulation among subtropical fiddler crabs (UCA) from southern Florida and California

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-100

  Thurman II, Carl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HABITAT USE; OSMOREGULATION; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; OCEAN BEACH; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CELUCA PUGILATOR; OCYPODIDAE; UCA; UCA CRENULATA; UCA RAPAX; UCA SPECIOSA; UCA THAYERI;

EID: 23044482866     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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